Posted on 05/11/2006 3:00:23 PM PDT by fishtank
So the goverenment is supposed to track terrorists without looking? Got it.
Just tooooo much. How do you Savageheads process all this? I might could; but, I'd need some herb to help - which I have not indulged in for many years.
Tagging all/most domestic phone calls is not "tracking terrorists", unless all US citizens are suddenly suspects in the War on Terror.
Mohammed Atta made calls from my city to Al Qaeda in New Jersey just before he boarded the plane in my city.
So that makes all US citizens suspects?
LOL! It takes a special kind of person to process Savage! I felt like you a while back but now I love Savage, I'll take 10 of him over one Limbaugh!
No, the US government is NOT listening to domestic or international calls. They are looking at DATA to/from US to nations such as Pakistan, Syria and other countries known to be Al Qaeda friendly. If before 911 they had done this they may have caught Mohammed Atta's number calling Afghanistan and a red flag may have been raised. From there they could have looked further and maybe (just maybe) they could have saved atleast one of the twin towers.
Bush needs bashing IMO, he's doing a terrible job when it comes to ILLEGAL INVASION, if enough of us bash him maybe he'll get the message to do SOMETHING about this INVASION.
As I walk toward the gate, I am selected by the government "at random" to step to the side. Government agents rummage through my bag, touching and looking at all the contents. They swab it for explosives. They make me take off my shoes. They ask probing questions. They wand me a few more times. "Well, nothing here. Move along your way."
That is arguably a violation of our 4th Amendment protection against warrantless search and seizure because they looked inside my bag without probable cause.
The NSA in this case is merely looking at the bag. Big Effin' Deal, and not even close to violating the 4th Amendment.
"As a result, domestic call records those of calls that originate and terminate within U.S. borders were believed to be private.
Sources, however, say that is not the case. With access to records of billions of domestic calls, the NSA has gained a secret window into the communications habits of millions of Americans."
I understand they're not listening; it says so in the article. But, these are strictly domestic calls with no international component.
You won't find me defending the TSA, I can assure you of that.
The libs in San Francisco have been trying to get him off the air for quite some time. They have slowed down and been less harsh on Savage since he began with the Bush-Bashing and the republican bashing. They dont care if he's bashing Bush from the right as long as he's bashing Bush and against Iraq. If he's the enemy of their enemy, then he's a friend to them.
Bill O'Reilly did the same thing (only O'Reilly Bashed him more from the left)
Savage will lose listeners (not because he bashes Bush) but because he's all over the map.
He's against the Iraqi War which he supported around the time the libs were trying to get him off the air. Suddenly he's against it and the libs have backed off. They know he's become their useful idiot.
It's a shame because I use to like him a lot...I like extreme conservatives on the air...it helps the movement and makes other right-wingers appear to be more center. It's healthy. But it's unfortunate he's bashing Bush and republicans for ratings. There's plenty to Bash Bush about...but to go against the Iraq War and Connecting the dots...that's where I had to draw the line.
Thanks for the infantile name-calling. It adds so much to the thread.
As a matter of fact I agree 100% with you and Savage on this issue. I check in with Savage to see if he's touching on this issue.
The "moron" comment wasn't directed at you. This NSA program has been discussed many times over. "people" meaning the suckers out there that believe what is said in the press.
Yes, but that data is then put into a computer that pulls out the suspected international calls.
My apologies. I misinterpreted.
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